Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said legal experts would consider clemency requests for Mary Jane Veloso, who had been sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking before the two countries reached a deal for her repatriation this week.

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MANILA: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said legal experts would consider clemency requests for Mary Jane Veloso, who had been sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking before the two countries reached a deal for her repatriation this week. Veloso, 39, had received a last-minute reprieve from execution by firing squad for drug trafficking in Indonesia in

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Palace: No decision yet on clemency for Mary Jane Veloso

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday said it sees no issue in granting clemency to Mary Jane Veloso, who spent almost 15 years on death row in Indonesia, but that the decision rests solely on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. Justice Undersecretary Raul Vasquez said the DOJ is among the bodies that can provide recommendations to Marcos on the next stepsin Veloso’s cse. “Everybody is clamoring for it and th…

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Mary Jane Veloso, who was previously on death row in Jakarta, will now serve the remainder of her life sentence in Manila. A presidential pardon is one potentia

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MANILA, Philippines – Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipino worker who was on Indonesia’s death row for 14 years for drug smuggling, finally returned to the Philippines on Wednesday, December 18, under a prisoner transfer agreement between the two countries. It was an emotional scene as Veloso reunited with her parents, sons, siblings, extended family, and supporters in the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, where she would be detained.…

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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday insisted that it was still too early for him to decide on the appeal for clemency of convicted drug courier Mary Jane Veloso and that he would let the government's legal experts review her case. "We still have to have a look at really what her status is. And then of course, we're aware of the request for clemency from her, from her family," he told reporters on the sidelines of the…

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